March 21, 2013 20:04

The Black Lips, Dirty Beaches, Big Deal for Camden Crawl Dublin

The festival takes place from May 3-5 in Dublin's Camden Street and Temple Bar areas

Photo: Amy Brammall/NME

The Black Lips, Dirty Beaches and Big Deal are all set to play the Camden Crawl this May, which has relocated from London to Dublin.

The Camden Crawl Dublin will take place from May 3-5 in Dublin's Camden Street and Temple Bar areas. It will also see sets from Darkstar, Wife, Tropics, PVT, Paws, Amateur Best, Prince Rama, Three Trapped Tigers, We Were Evergreen, Lanterns On The Lake, Gallops and more.

'High profile special guests' will be revealed next month. The festival will be curated by local DJs, promoters and tastemakers, including Whelan's Live, Hidden Agenda, Karl Geraghty, Strange Brew, Young Hearts Run Free, State Magazine, Mother Club, Ruby Sessions, Dan Hegarty (2fm), entertainment.ie, Sweet Oblivion, Keiron Black, Nialler9, Totally Dublin and Paul McLoone (Today FM).

Over 150 acts will play the Camden Crawl Dublin, using 20 venues such as 4 Dame Lane, Against The Grain, Dublin Unitarian Church, Exchequer, The Globe, JJ Smiths, Whelans, Button Factory, Grand Social, Workman's Club, Village, The Stag's Head, The Swan, Sweeneys, Mercantile, Upstairs @ Whelans and Meeting House Square.

The event will also encompass comedy and film. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit thecamdencrawl.com.

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